The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the  36  person.

When I first knew Bill, back in  37 , he was one of the most carefree (无忧无虑) people I had ever  38  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought  39  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old  40  he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and  41  was never dull when he was  42  . With him there was one wild  43  after another. Sometimes I wonder how we  44  to study for our exams.

Last week I was in <<Houston>> on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.  45  , I wasn’t even sure it was  46  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   47  most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the  48  thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main  49  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never  50  Bill changing so much. My image of him  51  the one I had formed  52  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s  53  to expect people to remain the same, especially 54  I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he  55  the same way about me.

A. proper                   B. same                 C. usual                    D. right

A. childhood                  B. the army           C. his thirties            D. college

A. considered             B. supposed           C. met                      D. expected

A. nothing                 B. much                C. most                    D. none

A. man                   B. hospital             C. movie               D. country

A. learning                 B. life                   C. work                    D. fun

A. in                         B. out                   C. away                    D. around

A. adventure                  B. mistake             C. chance                     D. joke

A. decided              B. intended         C. managed              D. hoped

A. First of all             B. At first        C. Now and then       D. All the time

A. that                    B. us                     C. there                 D. him

A. thought                 B. talked         C. argued                    D. spent

A. first                   B. last                   C. next                 D. only

A. interest                  B. event                C. subject                     D. problem

A. forgot                B. minded             C. liked                 D. imagined

A. remained            B. reminded        C. suggested          D. became

A. since                     B. from                 C. at                            D. till

A. unnecessary           B. foolish                  C. common            D. unusually

A. because                 B. that                   C. how               D. when

A. felt                 B. acted           C. looked                  D. discovered

There are many best –selling authors in Europe and one of them is a 15-year –old girl from Paris. She is Flavia Bujor. Flavia is selling more books than people three times her age.

She started writing her novel at the age of 12. At 14, she had her book published. Her best-seller is called The Prophecy of Stones (<<石头的预言>>). The Prophecy of Stones is a story about a girl in hospital. In the story, the girl imagine another world and in that world three heroines work together to save their land with magical stones. So far, the book has sold 20,000 copies in France and Italy and 30,000 in Germany! Flavia Bujor says that “writing is my passion(最爱)”, but she still enjoys being 15. She takes piano lessons and likes hanging out with friends. The French girl plans to spend her money on her college education,

50.The Prophecy of Stones tells about things happening in _______________.

A. our real world   B. an imaginary world   C. the outer space  D. both A and B.

51.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means ______________.

A. She likes to do things people of her age do 

B. She feels happy to be a 15- year –old best –selling author.

C. She does not wish to grow up.

D. She thinks15 is the best age for her as an author

52.What may be the best title for the article?

A. The Prophecy of Stones attracts most attention.

B. A 15-year –old girl becomes best-selling author.

C. Good school girl and best – selling author

D. Young author has more readers.

53.This passage probably appears _____________.

A.    in a story book               B. in a textbook

C.    in a newspaper               D. in a fashion magazine

六、书面表达（共10分）
请你给<<中国日报>>写一份稿件，谈谈农村儿童失学的主要原因及你的看法。
原因：1、家庭贫穷，供不起子女上学，他们不得不在家赚钱养家；
2、部分家长认为女孩上学无用，不愿让她们上学；
3、部分儿童对功课不感兴趣，不愿上学。
看法：1、每个儿童包括女孩都应有受教育的机会；
2、全社会都应重视儿童教育，他们对国家的未来发展将起到重要作用；
要求：1、文章应包括给出的所有信息，但不要逐字逐句翻译；
2、词数100字左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
Now there are many children out of school in the country areas.            

六、书面表达（共10分）

请你给<<中国日报>>写一份稿件，谈谈农村儿童失学的主要原因及你的看法。

原因：1、家庭贫穷，供不起子女上学，他们不得不在家赚钱养家；

2、部分家长认为女孩上学无用，不愿让她们上学；

3、部分儿童对功课不感兴趣，不愿上学。

看法：1、每个儿童包括女孩都应有受教育的机会；

2、全社会都应重视儿童教育，他们对国家的未来发展将起到重要作用；

要求：1、文章应包括给出的所有信息，但不要逐字逐句翻译；

2、词数100字左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。

Now there are many children out of school in the country areas.            

六、书面表达（共10分）

请你给<<中国日报>>写一份稿件，谈谈农村儿童失学的主要原因及你的看法。

原因：1、家庭贫穷，供不起子女上学，他们不得不在家赚钱养家；

2、部分家长认为女孩上学无用，不愿让她们上学；

3、部分儿童对功课不感兴趣，不愿上学。

看法：1、每个儿童包括女孩都应有受教育的机会；

2、全社会都应重视儿童教育，他们对国家的未来发展将起到重要作用；

要求：1、文章应包括给出的所有信息，但不要逐字逐句翻译；

2、词数100字左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。

Now there are many children out of school in the country areas.